Everyday hero: Maurice Jones

Friday

Mar 17, 2017 at 11:13 AMMar 17, 2017 at 11:13 AM

“Another everyday hero is Maurice Jones. ‘Mo’ works part-time for St. Paul’s food pantry because he wants to give back to the world for all the kindness he meets. Mo grew up in North Cambridge in Rindge Towers. Today Mo is unfortunately homeless. Had he not told us, we would never have been able to tell.

"I became aware of Mo because he always greets me in an innocent, kind and charming way whenever I pass by him in the neighborhood around Central Square. Mo will always say, ‘Hi, Sweetheart” or ‘Hi, Beautiful.’ When asked why he always greets me in this way, Mo said he wants all women to feel appreciated and special. Mo greets all women, irrespective of age or looks, and he feels great whenever he makes a woman smile and feel good about herself.

"Because Mo has had a lot of painful experiences in his own life, he is good at spotting when people are feeling pain and he uses that skill to try especially hard to make those folks smile.

"In an ideal world, Mo would like us all to be better at communicating with each other and having actual face-to-face conversations instead of being on the phone constantly.”